General Question

My cat loves ice cubes?

So, I moved out a month ago, and went to visit my parents for a few reasons. We (well, I guess just “they” now) have a cat. Just for the record, she’s about 11 years old, and has been diagnosed with Feline diabetes in the past year. It gets quite hot out where they live (It was in the early 100s today), but they’ve had it nice and cool inside with the AC, so it’s not like she’s necessarily burning up

Anyway, when I was there, they told me that she has become obsessed with ice cubes in her water bowl. Whenever they open the freezer (if she’s nearby), she’ll go running up to it. As soon as they pull some ice cubes out, she’ll sit down like she’s begging, meowing, and following them wherever they go with the cubes. Of course they put some in the bowl and she just drinks up a whole bunch of water.
She’ll do this obsessive “I wanna look at the ice cubes coming out of the freezer” action even if she already has some in her bowl.

Certainly most cats have some strange obsession, but this isn’t one I’ve ever heard about. Anyone familiar with this?

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A cat’s body is warm. I guess if it’s 100 degrees, it’s still going to be pretty darn hot for the darn cat. It would be considered her treat of the day (the ice- cude cube). My dog is obsessed with my dad! wtf. If she doesn’t see him, she’ll get really depressed. I guess it’s just how some animals express their love for something; for example, your cat loves cubes. Sorry if it’s a really bad answer.stupid typos. I’m dyslexive today.

Cats ARE crazy. Mine can only sleep at night if she’s laying on top of me, and she attacks my shoes to keep me from wearing them maybe because she thinks it’ll stop me from leaving My dog had diabetes and she was constantly drinking water simply because the high glucose levels made her dehydrated. So the mix of that and the hot weather can probably explain the sudden love of ice cubes.

It probably isn’t working with all pussycats, but try this: place an olive on the ground in front of your cat.
She/he will go absolutely mental, hugging the thing like it’s her/his long lost significant other.Well, mine does.

@rebbel Fresh olives or canned/jarred? I have to try this with my cats.

@Sarcasm it’s likely about hydration – diabetics need more water due to their ailment – I used to petsit a couple of diabetic cats & I sometimes had an IV bag that I would have to use to hydrate them now & then as one of my petsitying duties.
Cats are weird little creatures though – my boy cat likes to give kisses to people by licking them in the mouth & he LOVES peppermints he goes nutty for an Altoid. The girl cat thinks people are made for her transportation & she jumps on backs & shoulders to ride people in the same way people ride elephants in some cultures. It’s all too weird for me.

@rebbel – The olive thing is genetic. If your cat has the olive gene, then watch out! If your cat doesn’t, then he/she might whack at it because it is round and will roll, but will not be very interested in it otherwise.

@rebbel – He will become intoxicated and out of control, and might accidentally knock something over or slash at it with his claws. Of course, you can simply sit back and enjoy his antics, but then you had better have a good excuse for laughing.

My male cat, Brother, sits bathroom sink-side waiting for his obsession of water and ice cubes. They must be in the bathroom sink. And he’ll wait ever so patiently. He loves his B-cubies! Day or night, winter or summer, any time!